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280 160840/20
A Chinese imperial petit point dragon rank
badge
18th century
the four-clawed dragon among claws
indicating second imperial rank.
L: 11 1/2 in., 29cm
provenance:
Alice Spalding Bowen, acquired in China,
1930s
$2,000-3,000

281 160837/3
Two Chinese rank badges
qing dynasty
including two ninth-rank paradise
flycatchers. (2).
L: 12 in., 30cm
provenance:
Property of a Pennsylvania collector
$800-1,200

282 160730/3
Four Chinese rank badges
19th century
including one third-rank peacock,
two sixth-rank egrets, and one
ninth-rank paradise flycatcher.
H of largest: 11 1/4 in., 28.5cm;
W: 12 1/2 in., 32cm
$600-800